MCA’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide!
The Holiday Season is officially here!
If you’re on the hunt for amazing gifts for the young artist in your life, the MCA Team has got you covered! Here are our top 5 recommendations for gifts that are sure to earn you a standing ovation:
1. Audition Day Essentials
Whether you’re shopping for a high schooler navigating college auditions, a college student jumping into Summer Stock auditions, or a recent grad transitioning into the professional market, the best audition day essentials will ensure your artist is set up for success! Our favorites include: Personal Steam Inhalers (we love Vicks, Purmist, or VocalMist), Garment Steamers (to keep those audition day outfits looking 100%), Dance Shoes (to win present of the year - LaDucas!), Fontus Lozenges (created by Kaitlin Hopkins, Head of Texas State MT), or a handy dandy Belt Box for the perfect audition day warm-up.
2. Winter Break Headshot Clinic
Headshots are an actor’s calling card - and first impressions count! If your young artist is in need of an awesome new shot, check out our Winter Break Headshot Clinic on Wednesday, December 28th with Boston’s premier headshot photographer Nile Scott Studios. Offering an incredible, seriously discounted rate exclusively for MCA Students & Alum, the headshot clinic is perfect for those college students home on break in need of professional headshots! Book now - only a few spots remaining!
3. Biz of Acting
Transitioning into the professional industry is no easy task, but there’s one surefire way to gain a competitive edge: get started early.
If you want to give your young artist a professional kickstart, sign them up for our Business of Acting 3 Day Intensive over winter break (December 18-20, 2022)! Open to all current college students and recent grads, this course helps young professionals navigate building their online presence, finding and booking television/commercial/film work, getting an agent, the ins and outs of Broadway auditions, forming connections in the industry, supplementing their work with outside (empowering) employment and so much more! Taught by an all star lineup of MCA Coaches - we’ve brought back this extremely popular course at the request of students!
4. A Bit of Mindfulness
The life of an actor can be a wild, exciting, and - at times - stressful ride! Being at the top of your audition and performance game means tending to both your physical and mental wellness, so here at MCA, we love a great Mindfulness tool. Consider gifting your young artist an annual subscription to a meditation app like Headspace or Calm. Meditation can improve sleep, provide an outlet for productively and healthfully managing stress, and help develop the number one skill that every actor needs: being fully present in the current moment. A great foundational gift for a long and healthy life in the arts!
5. Theatre Nerd Swag
Sometimes we all just need a bit of theatre-themed joy! Check out these awesome recommendations from The Scene, including great gifts like this Musical Scratch Off Poster, the Broadway Boxed Up Monthly Subscription Box, or the Dramatists Play Service Broadway Book Club. Guaranteed to bring a big smile to your theatre nerd’s face for many months to come!
From all of us here at MCA, we wish you a happy, healthy, and Tony-worthy Holiday Season! Cheers!
